Buddy O'Connor

Player profile and career history

C · #5

Buddy O'Connor was a center. Born June 21, 1916 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, he stood 5'8", weighed 142 lbs and shot right. In 509 NHL regular-season games he had 140 goals and 257 assists for 397 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 509
Goals: 140
Assists: 257
Points: 397

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 257
Game Winning Goals: 20
Games Played: 509
Goals: 140
Ot Goals: 1
Pim: 34
Points: 397
Power Play Goals: 18
Power Play Points: 85
Shorthanded Goals: 1
Shorthanded Points: 1

NHL playoff career

Games: 53
Goals: 15
Assists: 21
Points: 36

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 21
Game Winning Goals: 2
Games Played: 53
Goals: 15
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 6
Points: 36
Power Play Goals: 4
Power Play Points: 9
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.28
Assists / game: 0.50
Points / game: 0.78
Shots / game: —

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 24
Assists: 43
Points: 60

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1952–53
- CincinnatiIHL
1951–52
- CincinnatiAHL
1950–51
- New York RangersNHL
1949–50
- New York RangersNHL
1948–49
- New York RangersNHL
1947–48
- New York RangersNHL
1946–47
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1945–46
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1944–45
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1943–44
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1942–43
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1941–42
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1940–41
- Mtl. RoyalsAl-Cup
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1939–40
- Mtl. RoyalsAl-Cup
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1938–39
- Mtl. RoyalsAl-Cup
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1937–38
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1936–37
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1935–36
- Mtl. RoyalsAl-Cup
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL
1934–35
- Mtl. RoyalsAl-Cup
- Mtl. Jr. RoyalsQJHL
- Mtl. RoyalsQSHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1952–53	IHL	Cincinnati	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1951–52	AHL	Cincinnati	Regular	65	11	43	54	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 43 Games Played 65 Goals 11 Pim 4 Points 54
1951–52	AHL	Cincinnati	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 5
1950–51	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	66	16	20	36	0	—	—	2	5	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 66 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 36 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1949–50	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	66	11	22	33	4	—	—	3	6	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 66 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 33 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 6 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1949–50	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	12	4	2	6	4	—	—	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1948–49	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	46	11	24	35	0	—	—	1	9	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 46 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 35 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 9 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1947–48	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	60	24	36	60	8	—	—	5	18	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 36 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 60 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 60 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 18 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1
1947–48	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	0	—	—	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1946–47	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	46	10	20	30	6	—	—	2	6	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 46 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 30 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1946–47	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	8	3	4	7	0	—	—	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 8 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1945–46	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	45	11	11	22	2	—	—	1	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 45 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 22 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1945–46	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1945–46	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	0	—	—	1	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1945–46	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2
1944–45	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	50	21	23	44	2	—	—	0	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 50 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 44 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1944–45	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1943–44	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	44	12	42	54	6	—	—	1	12	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 42 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 44 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 54 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 12 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1943–44	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	2	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1942–43	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	50	15	43	58	2	—	—	3	11	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 50 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 58 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 11 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1942–43	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	4	5	9	0	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1941–42	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	36	9	16	25	4	—	—	0	10	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 36 Goals 9 Ot Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 25 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 10 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1941–42	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	9	1	5	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 6
1941–42	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1940–41	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Regular	14	6	14	20	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 14 Goals 6 Pim 4 Points 20
1940–41	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	35	15	38	53	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 38 Games Played 35 Goals 15 Pim 12 Points 53
1940–41	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	14	6	14	20	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 14 Goals 6 Pim 4 Points 20
1940–41	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	8	2	7	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 9
1939–40	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Regular	5	5	5	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 10
1939–40	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	29	16	25	41	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 29 Goals 16 Pim 6 Points 41
1939–40	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	5	5	5	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 10
1939–40	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	8	8	6	14	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 8 Goals 8 Pim 2 Points 14
1938–39	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Regular	13	10	10	20	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 13 Goals 10 Pim 15 Points 20
1938–39	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	22	13	23	36	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 22 Goals 13 Pim 28 Points 36
1938–39	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	13	10	10	20	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 13 Goals 10 Pim 15 Points 20
1938–39	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	5	5	4	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 5 Goals 5 Pim 2 Points 9
1937–38	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	22	9	14	23	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 22 Goals 9 Pim 10 Points 23
1937–38	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1936–37	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	19	10	17	27	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 19 Goals 10 Pim 27 Points 27
1936–37	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	5	0	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 4
1935–36	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Regular	4	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 1
1935–36	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	22	14	10	24	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 22 Goals 14 Pim 6 Points 24
1935–36	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 1
1935–36	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	8	6	5	11	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 8 Goals 6 Pim 6 Points 11
1934–35	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Regular	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 1
1934–35	QJHL	Mtl. Jr. Royals	Regular	10	15	7	22	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 10 Goals 15 Pim 4 Points 22
1934–35	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1934–35	Al-Cup	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 1
1934–35	QJHL	Mtl. Jr. Royals	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
1934–35	QSHL	Mtl. Royals	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 1

NHL game-by-game archive

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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Goals	Assists	Points	Time on ice
1951-03-25	CHI	0	0	0	–
1951-03-21	DET	1	0	1	–
1951-03-18	TOR	0	1	1	–
1951-03-17	TOR	0	0	0	–
1951-03-15	MTL	0	1	1	–

Awards

Stanley Cup1945–46, 1943–44

Hart Memorial Trophy1947–48

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy1947–48

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 17, 12:20 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com

NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1952–53

1951–52

1950–51

1949–50

1948–49

1947–48

1946–47

1945–46

1944–45

1943–44

1942–43

1941–42

1940–41

1939–40

1938–39

1937–38

1936–37

1935–36

1934–35

Season-by-season history

NHL game-by-game archive

Recent NHL games

Awards